In the week ending Oct. 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 512,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 532,000. The 4-week moving average was 523,750, a decrease of 3,000
from the previous week's revised average of 526,750.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Oct. 24 was 5,749,000, a decrease of 68,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 5,817,000. The 4-week moving average was 5,886,250,
a decrease of 79,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 5,965,750.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 480,178 in the week ending Oct. 31, a decrease of 14,216 from the previous
week. There were 466,341 initial claims in the comparable week in 2008.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.7 percent during the
week ending Oct. 24, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 4,915,719, a decrease of 69,231 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 3,310,892.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,069 in the week ending Oct. 24, an increase of 174 from the prior week. There were 2,507 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 90 from the preceding week.

There were 21,660 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 17, an increase of 443 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 33,900, an increase of 819 from the prior week.

States reported 3,459,148 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending Oct. 17, an increase of 90,239 from the prior week. There were 836,629 claimants in the comparable week in 2008. EUC weekly claims include both first and second tier activity.

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 24 were in California (+14,394), North Carolina (+3,190), Oregon (+3,131), Georgia (+2,549), and New York (+2,287), while the largest decreases were in Indiana (-2,346), Puerto Rico (-1,479), Iowa (-969), Nevada (-605), and Florida(-544).

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

Advance

Prior1

WEEK ENDING

Oct. 31

Oct. 24

Change

Oct. 17

Year

Initial Claims (SA)

512,000

532,000

-20,000

531,000

488,000

Initial Claims
(NSA)

480,178

494,394

-14,216

460,430

466,341

4-Wk Moving Average
(SA)

523,750

526,750

-3,000

532,250

480,250

Advance

Prior1

WEEK ENDING

Oct. 24

Oct. 17

Change

Oct. 10

Year

Ins. Unemployment
(SA)

5,749,000

5,817,000

-68,000

5,945,000

3,859,000

Ins. Unemployment
(NSA)

4,915,719

4,984,950

-69,231

4,916,574

3,310,892

4-Wk Moving Average
(SA)

5,886,250

5,965,750

-79,500

6,039,500

3,785,750

Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2

4.4%

4.4%

0.0

4.5%

2.9%

Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2

3.7%

3.8%

-0.1

3.7%

2.5%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

Prior1

WEEK ENDING

Oct. 24

Oct. 17

Change

Year

Federal Employees

2,069

1,895

+174

1,367

Newly Discharged Veterans

2,507

2,417

+90

1,762

PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)

Prior1

WEEK ENDING

Oct. 17

Oct. 10

Change

Year

Federal Employees

21,660

21,217

+443

14,427

Newly Discharged Veterans

33,900

33,081

+819

23,057

Railroad RetirementBoard

10,000

10,000

0

3,000

Extended Benefits

551,304

526,704

+24,600

14,084

EUC 20083

3,459,148

3,368,909

+90,239

836,629

FOOTNOTESSA - Seasonally Adjusted DataNSA -
Not Seasonally Adjusted Data1 - Prior year is comparable
to most recent data.2 - Most recent week used covered employment of 131,823,421 as denominator.3 - EUC weekly claims include both first and second tier activity.

UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 10/24/2009

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000

State

Change

State Supplied Comment

IN

-2,346

No comment.

PR

-1,479

No comment.

STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000

State

Change

State Supplied Comment

MD

+1,005

No comment.

TN

+1,048

Layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.

MI

+1,161

No comment.

WA

+1,190

Layoffs in the construction industry, and agriculture.

NJ

+1,340

Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, transportation,
and warehousing industries.

PA

+2,051

Layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.

SC

+2,084

Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.

NY

+2,287

Layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries.

GA

+2,549

Layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries.

OR

+3,131

No comment.

NC

+3,190

Layoffs in the construction, service, industrial machinery,
and transportation industries.

CA

+14,394

Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries, and agriculture.

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